Angel A1 VS Invert Mini

[Jordan69]

Hi there two of my friends have their guns for sale, one has an angel A1 boxed with a ram mod installed and the other has an invert mini which has never been used, the angel is £100 and the invert is £130 need some advice on what to buy

 

[Gadget]

The Angel is the better marker, but given that APS/WDP no longer make them, I'd be concerned about long term supportability. I'd probably go for the Mini for that reason - still a great gun and with excellent spares availability and support from Empire.

 

[Jordan69]

The Angel is the better marker, but given that APS/WDP no longer make them, I'd be concerned about long term supportability. I'd probably go for the Mini for that reason - still a great gun and with excellent spares availability and support from Empire.

So you think I should go for the invert instead?

 

[Liam92]

So you think I should go for the invert instead?

to put it in perspective, i've seen 2 people use angels recently, and both of them packed in on the day.

 

[Gadget]

I do

I owned an Angel 1 and loved it, but it doesn't matter how good they are if your ram breaks or your breech seal gets mangled and you can't buy a replacement.

The Mini shares a lot of components with the newer Axe, so is likely to be fully supported by Empire for a decent amount of time. Also the Mini is Autococker threaded which gives you access to a wider range of aftermarket barrels than the Angel.

 

[Dusty]

Angel is the better gun but more fiddly to work on.

Personally, I'd buy the mini.

 

[Kevin Winter]

The A1 is an excellent marker, but there is not tech support, and they have a rep as being a little tempremental in inexperienced hands. The mini is almost as good, and the backup is excellent! Get the mini...

 

[Marc0]

Hate to say it but agree with all the above, whilst the Angel is a great marker when working you will struggle if it goes down. Mini is a great little marker with easy maintenance and full service back-up.

 

[Vegard]

The A1 is the better marker, but in the long run the Mini will win out because spares can be found easily and Empire/KEE is still around to service it. The supply when it comes to parts for the A1s is dwindling fast.

 

[matj]

+1 for the mini due to the availability of parts (and I own one...slightly biased! )

Never had an issue sourcing items for the mini except once which was merely due to problems with the supply chain rather than a lack of availability.